hwILayer SetVisibility

Sets the visibility of a layer.

Syntax

hwILayer_handle SetVisibility new_state

Application

HyperWorks Tcl Modify

Description

When a layer is shown or hidden, all objects associated with that layer will also be shown or hidden. Currently, only curves, notes, and datum lines from the HyperGraph application are associated with layers.

Inputs

new_state
"True"
Shows the layer.
"False"
Hides the layer.

Example

To hide a newly-added layer:
hwi GetSessionHandle mySession
mySession GetProjectHandle myProject
set layerID [myProject AddLayer]
myProject GetLayerHandle myLayer $layerID
myLayer SetVisibility false

Errors

Success (0) or an error code.

3 = HW_InvalidHandle
The handle used to invoke the method is no longer valid.